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longshore

adj · name · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: L AO1 NG SH AO2 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, relating to, or living along a seacoast.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • a longshore fisherman

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Flowing parallel to the shoreline, or diagonal to it, rather than perpendicular to it. (of a current)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • a dangerous longshore current

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Aphesis of alongshore.